Wild Violets

This is the time of year the wild violets are blooming.
They grow near my home on a rocky southwest facing slope.
Driving by you'd swear nothing would grow there.
Yet reliably they return each year.

The first year I saw the violets I admired them with photos.
The second year I saw the violets I made violet syrup.
Now I am content to let them grow because I know if I
pick the flowers they won't have a chance to spread their seed.

Drive slowly, look closely, saunter along,
Wild violets are underfoot, in all their diminutive splendor 
Hoping you'll notice and admire their delicate beauty.